Crime & Safety
Man Threatened To 'Blow Up' Milford Mall, Police Say
Police searched the man, who claimed he had a bomb, and found he didn't have any weapons or contraband.
MILFORD, CT — A man is accused of threatening to "blow up" the Connecticut Post Mall, according to police.
Police were dispatched to the mall at 1201 Boston Post Road on a report of a bomb threat March 21.
A man is accused of telling a female that he "had a bomb and was going to 'blow up' the shopping center," according to a police arrest log.
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The man had already been asked to leave and refused.
Police searched the man and found he didn't have any weapons or contraband.
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The 36-year-old Brooklyn man was charged with breach of peace and first-degree criminal trespassing.
He was released on a promise to appear in court.
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